News & Commentary written by Alexa Kolbi-Molinas

Back to News & Commentary
A

Alexa Kolbi-Molinas

Deputy Director, 桃子视频Reproductive Freedom Project

Bio

Alexa Kolbi-Molinas is a deputy director of the Reproductive Freedom Project of the ACLU, where she has worked since 2007. In 2021, Alexa argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Cameron v. EMW et al., a case concerning an eleventh-hour attempt by Kentucky鈥檚 Attorney General to reinstate a prohibition on the standard abortion procedure after 15 weeks. Alexa is also currently lead counsel in Robinson et al. v. Marshall, a challenge to Alabama鈥檚 total abortion ban, and Raidoo et al. v. Camacho et al., a lawsuit to restore abortion access to people in Guam. She has also litigated a range of other reproductive rights issues in state and federal court from trial through appeal, from bans on abortions based on gestational age, method, or reason for seeking the abortion to minors鈥 access to abortion, so-called 鈥渇etal personhood鈥 ballot initiatives, restrictions on Medicaid coverage for abortion, and religious refusals to provide health care. In addition, she directs the Project鈥檚 efforts to improve access to reproductive health services for people who are incarcerated, to defend pregnant persons accused of fetal harm or self-abortion, and to prevent forced or coerced reproductive health care. Prior to joining RFP, Alexa was an attorney in the ACLU鈥檚 National Security Project.


Featured work

Apr 1, 2010

Illinois Teens: Can't Win for Losing

Illinois Teens: Can't Win for Losing

Feb 5, 2010

Military Lifts Ban on Emergency Contraception

Military Lifts Ban on Emergency Contraception

Jan 27, 2010

Political Beliefs Don't Justify Murder

Political Beliefs Don't Justify Murder

Dec 22, 2009

Pregnant Servicewomen: The Canaries in the Mine

Pregnant Servicewomen: The Canaries in the Mine

Dec 16, 2009

There Are No Coat Hangers in Iraq

There Are No Coat Hangers in Iraq

Dec 9, 2009

Kentucky: Do the Right Thing (Again)

Kentucky: Do the Right Thing (Again)

Nov 5, 2009

A Promising First Step in Protecting Illinois Teenagers' Health and Safety

A Promising First Step in Protecting Illinois Teenagers' Health and Safety

Oct 29, 2009

When Did Pregnant Women Lose the Ability to Make Decisions for Themselves?

When Did Pregnant Women Lose the Ability to Make Decisions for Themselves?

Jun 17, 2009

Locked up for Being Pregnant and HIV-Positive

Locked up for Being Pregnant and HIV-Positive

Oct 1, 2008

Proposed Bush Administration Rule Fails to Strike Balance Between Religious Liberty and Access to Health Care

Proposed Bush Administration Rule Fails to Strike Balance Between Religious Liberty and Access to Health Care